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Hi all, is there any stamp duty calculator on the internet for off-plan purchases? we are looking at a off the plan townhouse (one of two) and want to find out how much SD we can save. the old house has just been demolished, no slabs yet. excavation just started. It is correct that...

Hi all just preparing to sell one of my IPs been quoted 2k in getting the Contract of Sale and associated legal fees which seems very high, esp we don't even know if it will sell! and I guess since we are the sellers, we just go with the cheapest lawyer we can find right? any...

thanks guys for clearing it up!

what do people think about the new development on 35 Spring St, Melbourne? same builders as 150 Clarendon (the most expensive apartment block in Melb) and the Melbournian (massive capital gains since new and famous landmark now...) seems like a killer view over fitzroy gardens (at a...

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Hi all, my parents are planning some renovations to freshen up their shop in inner Melb. its long overdue... it mainly consists of removal 1-2 internal walls and moving the toilet to the back room (ie, new plumbing), some new flooring, and some cosmetic stuff. they commissioned a local...

OMG! it takes 6mons to process a permit? god they work slow!

Hi Eric keep me updated re your project. my sister in law is a doctor and she is looking for medical rooms. and yarraville is one of her target areas. PM me your details if you are interested in getting a potential tenant. (provided u got your medical permit!)

we have also previously had valuation done on a commercial property we wanting to buy had to pay 1-2k for it! what a rip off I thought! and worse still, it was definitely below what I thought was the market price. i was told bank valuation (commercial included) usually come in...

Hi Rolf care to elabortate how to quickly lower my non-deductible debt legally? sorry, i m stupid....

Hi all. we are contemplating what our next step is... we have limited prop investing experience, but have been reading a few books and online forum such as this. our current "approx" scenario is: PPOR (joint names): bought 1.5 worth ~ 1.6 (owes 950) IP 1 (under my name): old PPOR...

Hi, one of my IPs (which has been vacant for 6mons)- for personal resaons, dont ask why....... I just received my water bill, it is was saying the past month I have been using 1000+ litres of water per day!!? which is impossible cos no one lives there!! I visit it peridodically and...

Hi all, just a quick question. I am looking at a property with a view to demolish and rebuild for our PPOR in the next 5 yrs. it has a (rentable) run down house at the moment and a in-gound tiled pool at the back. is it going to be very expensive to demolish with the in-ground pool...

Hey all, we are looking in buying an IP interstate which is going for auction next month. we are quite keen on the prop but the only issue is we are going overseas for a trip... a trip our family has planned for ages. so.... the agent said we can just bid over the phone on auction...

Hi there. jsut wondering, if we buy a block of land and plan to build a medical + dental centre and lease it to doctors and dentists. who do we speak to at the council in order to make sure we can get a permit to build such centres? I heard councils are very tight in terms of...